Case Studies

Transportation Case Study—Viking Yacht Streamlines LuxuryFor Viking Yacht, transitioning to 3D prototyping with Inventor was more than a software enhancement; it was luxury enhancing. Quick design evolution enabled Viking to close the gap between design, engineering, and manufacturing. Autodesk Inventor helped facilitate the following:

Check inferences ahead of time and reduce problems previously caught in production

Run stress tests to identify where to trim weight and improve boat performance

Assign weights and masses to get a center of gravity that achieves optimum running angles

“We had no way to design tube and pipe layouts in our former 2D CAD software and had difficulty generating wire lengths. Inventor lets us clearly, quickly, and accurately determine the lengths of pipes, wires, and cables, even when they follow nonlinear surfaces.”

“We interpret [customer] requirements to create digital prototypes in Autodesk Inventor software. The longer we keep design iterations in the virtual world, the easier and more cost-effective it is to experiment with new ideas.”